Definition

1. Noun:
   • Village night watch chief: A historical local administrative position, specifically a village official in charge of night watch and patrol duties in Southern Vietnam during the French colonial period.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông nội tôi từng là hương quản của làng. (My grandfather used to be the village night watch chief.)
  • Chức vụ hương quản đã không còn tồn tại. (The position of village night watch chief no longer exists.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in historical or regional contexts to describe a specific administrative role from the past. It is considered an archaic term in modern Vietnamese.

Variants and Related Words

• Hương chức (n): A general term for various village-level officials and functionaries under the old administrative system.
• Lý trưởng (n): Village chief; a higher-ranking official than the .

Synonyms

• Trưởng tuần đêm (n): Night patrol chief (a descriptive synonym).
• Quan làng (n): Village mandarin/official (a more general term).

Related Phrases

• Chức hương quản: The office or position of the night watch chief.
• Làng xã Nam Bộ: Southern Vietnamese villages (the typical context for this role).